Gentlemen have talked a great deal of patriotism. A venerable word, when duly practiced. ~ Robert Walpole
Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism. ~ George Washington
Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism - how passionately I hate them! ~ Albert Einstein
I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world. ~ Diogenes
I distinguish, between nationalism and patriotism. ~ Michael Ignatieff
I have long believed that sacrifice is the pinnacle of patriotism. ~ Bob Riley
I have no country to fight for; my country is the earth, and I am a citizen of the world. ~ Eugene V. Debs
A nation is a society united by a delusion about its ancestry and by common hatred of its neighbours. ~ William Ralph Inge
A real patriot is the fellow who gets a parking ticket and rejoices that the system works. ~ Bill Vaughan
Can anything be stupider than that a man has the right to kill me because he lives on the other side of a river and his ruler has a quarrel with mine, though I have not quarrelled with him? ~ Blaise Pascal
Dissent is the highest form of patriotism. ~ Howard Zinn
Each nation feels superior to other nations. That breeds patriotism - and wars. ~ Dale Carnegie
